Mass/Bulk Cycle Log

Alright guys here we go, do not get to excited as this will be an unprofessional log and I will do my best to keep up with it.

I am starting this cycle towards the start of the last phase of Stoppani's Shortcut to Size Program which I am finding huge results from in the first place and am starting to plateau. Time to kick it up a notch with stength and size.

As of right now I am planning on a 6 week on cycle with Clomid/Reboot for 6 weeks PCT. The length or ending dosage of Bulk/Mass could change once I hear back from Royd with his opinion on something I asked him.

Body Composition:
As of the This morning I weighed in at 226 Lbs at 6' . I have made a HUGE transition in life and am looking to build myself back up. At the beginning of the year I was at my heaviest at 275. I had enough and decided to get it together. From January through the end of May I was all about cardio and losing weight and got down to 218. After going almost 12 years without lifting I decided to start hitting the gym . Although I have only packed on 8Lbs since then, alot of that was contributed to me trying to bulk and having a BAD diet. After changing it up I have actually lost a LB or two and made my "newbie" gains and am looking like a complete different person. Time to get SWOLE!

* Grip still sucks after 4th lift of 3rd set, I had to put the straps on.. Also ran out of plates or I would have went up in weight alittle more..
** All 3 sets were slow pace really focusing on the squeeze instead of the weight.

Today was more of a Misc. day as it is not a part of the program I am running, but are such beneficial lifts. Felt PUMPED up and focused today, more than normal. It may have just been mental or maybe I took that Mass in quickly. I will say this, I normally am not a hungry person, but damn I feel like a BLACK HOLE today. It is non stop and I am eating and feeling hungry again an hour later. Just ate 45 minutes ago and looking foward to dinner and my second serving of Mass.. Hopefully this hunger helps produces Lean Mass and not Fat Mass.. LOL

Overall:

Felt ALOT stronger than normal (again this may be mental as this IS only day 1)
No more Lethargic than I normally am
Libido is still there
Hunger Hunger Hunger..

Coming into today I was curious about how I would do after feeling no soreness from yesterday, which is odd for me and deadlifts. Started out with a HUGE surprise. Previous 1RM on Flat bench was 235 two weeks ago .. I walked in today and was able to press 245 for reps.. Did not test for new 1RM, but will do this soon. Almost every exercise that I was able to go up in, I did with shock and awe from my gym buddies. I cannot wait to see what happens over the next few days!

Well.. Unfortunately to report I am going to have to cut this log short. I have hit a HUGE issue and need to find a new job and do not have to means to continue this cycle. Only being a few days in I am stopping the cycle and dropping my food intake down drastically. Without getting into too many details I have been laid off with a severance package for a few months, but now that we have been sold to a liquidation company, I am losing everything. I have an unopened bottle of Alpha Bulk, Reboot, Supercycle, and a Bottle of Alpha mass that has only 3 days worth missing(18 caps) that I may be looking to sell off to anyone who could use them. I would love to keep them but can barely afford food at this point. If noone is interested I may keep them and restart this later if I can find something comparable pay wise. I currently am bringing home 1/8th of what my salary was, which is forcing me to completely change my lifestyle. Sorry FRL, but from the little changes I noticed in those 3 days, this product is definitely worth the money. Hit me up if anyone is interested in those bottles, would like to sell em as a whole an not a bottle here a bottle there..

Cable Crossover Ladder to finish this day off: 11Rungs @ 20Lbs to failure

That ladder is one HELL of a pump, if you are lost on what that is, google "Jim Stoppani Crossover Ladder"

So overall today I was highly disappointed with my weights but had that aggression back. I went late today so I had a full dose of Mass in me.
The numbers will of course go up next week due to lower reps, but it should make a considerable jump by the time I get back around to it. Cannot wait to get deep into this cycle.

Feeling these are underdosed despite whatever carrier they use, I'll be watching closely. Good luck, and do keep us updated on weight and size gains.

For sure. I was having issue coming into starting this cycle again. Joint issue and everything from eating in a deficit. This is the only the 4th day of eating in surplus and I can already feel the difference. I was at 226lbs on monday.

This is for yesterday.. Unfortunately I am currently limited on weights of DB's at this gym, and plan on eventually making a move to another gym when money gets better.. Exile Fitness is down the road some and it has some major weights.

Today is my least favorite, like most guys, it is the dreaded leg day. I tend to get caught up in what my gym buddies are doing and they tend to skip alot of the leg stuff. I need to get a grip and just do it. Most of the day got skipped and we worked on other things.

To finish this crazy day off I went and did a Crossover Ladder again. Jumped the weight to 30Lbs for 11 Rungs. Definitely was heavier towards the end of the ladder.

Overall:
I can feel myself getting Alpha when I lift. Vascularity is improving big time for me as I RARELY have veins showing since I am a higher BF. Libido is still going strong. Body heat has definitely risen, but blood pressure is still as good as ever. Had my First, "Damn dude what are you on? You were killing on those crossovers" comment today, sorta made me chuckle.

These photos were taken Monday, First day of restarting the cycle. I am around 20%BF but have a wide/broad body that will fill out nicely. I am a little chunky in the midsection but plan on building higher LBM and filling out to look not so chunky.

I plan on taking pictures Post Cycle and compare.. Hoping to net a good 10Lbs LBM from this cycle. Crossing my fingers.

Today was an off day and I really took in the relaxation.. Having a possible issue with digestion and passing there of.. Feeling all sorts of backed up. Hoping its just a fluke. Starting week 2 tomorrow. Weigh in is supposed to be tomorrow but with this issue it might wait until monday morning..

Went for the burn again. Top This off with a crossover ladder @ 30 Lbs

Overall:
A Bit Lethargic, but nothing I cant handle.
My Libido is weird right now, I'm not thinking about it as much lately BUT seem to be walking around pitching a tent more. Crazy right?
Muscles are actually looking fuller and alittle harder.
My weight has gone up from 226.2 to 229.6 over the first week for a 3.4Lbs gain. I am going to keep an eye on this as I may need to adjust my Macros, I just dont want to gain tooo much in my midsection.

Was a hell of a workout, and was turning heads with the aggression I was bringing to my sets. I can see the smaller changes that have happened with my body already. I can see the Fibers in my Delts shifting with movements and such, which is awesome for me still being alittle chunky. Hopefully my muscles keep filling out!

Today I am going to a "bodybuilders" gym with a buddy of mine and I am going to test some of my DB and EZBar weights out. I do not know if you guys have heard of Exile in Baltimore, MD, but that is where I am going. The likes of Jose Raymond and Dana Lynn Bailey have worked out there before, so I cannot wait to see the hype.

Well, I am home from Exile, and it is one hell of a Powerlifting gym. Everything free weight and isolation machines that use plates. A HUGE difference from what I am used to. Unfortunately some of my numbers took a hit going from a Smith machine to free weights. Actually, I did not take notes on my stuff today as we jumped around ALOT. I looked like a twerp in this gym, but the pride of my night was on the 45 degree leg press where I pressed 900x3 .. Felt good and could have hit 1000x1 but after about 6 sets of leg presses I didn't wanna test it. All in all it was a GREAT workout.

Took the last two days off since I had things going on.. but will be getting at it again tonight. Official two week weigh in was 232.6, which is a 3Lbs gain for week 2 and 6.4 Lbs total gain. Lethargy is getting to me abit, and Skin is super Oily but counteracting that with 1g of B5 daily.

So, I decided to meet up with my buddy again, and his workouts are so hectic I did not even try to take notes. The workout seem to be very productive although some of my strength increases have plateaued alittle.

Wrapped it up with the burn of the Crossover Ladder @ 30Lbs for 11 Rungs.

Definitely different benching heavy with no spotter.. Other than that I felt good. Facially Acne is acting up still but I am trying to get a grip on it. Veins are still not protruding yet but seem to be getting closer to the surface. That has been an interest of mine. Libido still kicking strong.

Been a WILD end of the weekend and actually have not been to the gym unfortunately.. Weighed in at the beginning of the week at 232.0 which would be .2 Lb loss but that is ok. Got back on the ball yesterday with some light cardio. 30 minutes @ a 4mph pace.

Today..

Chest :
Starting to dislike the smith machine for bench, so I did not even get on there..

Felt alot stronger with the light weight and high reps.. Would have like to do alittle heavier on the DB press but that is the heaviest I had at my disposal. I will be measuring my body parts tonight hopefully have good results. I have not measured since about 3 weeks pre cycle..

Was a good workout today and could feel my body getting stronger. Acne is getting worse, not horrible, but everywhere.. Face, stomach, head, back.. The acne itself is not bad, it is just everywhere. Had a big confidence boost today though. There is a guy who lifts at Exile who is HUGE. He Incline Benches 405Lbs on Freeweights and was Incline Pressing 165Lbs DB's. I took a chance and grabbed something in my range. I was able to throw up 90Lbs DB's for 10. Had a little bit of trouble getting them up to starting position, but I will figure out an easier way. Libido still kicking strong! Lethargy is here but it is not bad.. Tomorrow is Legs.. Cannot wait to test my strength on those Deads again!

Starting to gain alittle extra weight in the midsection so I am throwing in some light cardio about 3 times a week now just to keep things copacetic.
Shoulders were tore up sore, but straight up Swole. Striations and Dips between the heads of the Delts and Traps were VERY visible, which is AWESOME for me since I am still a semi higher BF%.. I am starting to see buldges that were not there before.. Time to keep pushing on!

Well I have come to the conclusion that the little Kink I had was more than a kink in my back. After my workout yesterday I felt good, but was alittle sore before bed. I took some anti inflammatory and found out that didn't help. I could not sleep, due to the positions I had to lay to be comfortable. This morning I woke up in some mild pain. I am hoping it is just a strain and not something worse. I cannot afford to go to the doctors since I do not have health insurance. I will be giving it a day or two and see how I feel before I continue working.

Still in some pain, still tight BUT feels like it may be getting better. I had a RC tear scare and I am still hoping it is not that.. Weighed in this morning at 233.4 for a 1.4lbs gain for the week.. started week 5 dosing today and am hoping I can pick back up by wednesday, but I do not wanna rush into things.

Took a chance today and tried my luck. I wanted to ease into it and start light and get the motions going to make sure I wouldn't make my shoulder worse. Still tightness in my rear deltoid area and I do not have full forward and backward tilt of my head without pain. I am still getting an odd sensation around my elbow and forearm; sort of like an exhaustion feel. Anyway, I started off with a 15 minute walk on the treadmill to get some blood pumping. I figured since I was able to put up 90Lbs on the Incline DB press the other day I would start at 30Lbs, light right? Oh boy was I wrong. I can definitely feel the difference of having nothing backing the chest up. Right arm felt perfectly fine, Left on the other hand could barely get the DB half way up. So I dropped the weights down to 15 and started from there. First 2 reps were rough but started to feel alittle stronger. I was able to do 15 reps on 15Lbs, 20Lbs, 25Lbs and then got out 10 on 30Lbs. Problem is, I could not get my arm to fully *******. After this I went to chest height crossovers. On 10Lbs I was able to knock out 3 sets of 12 but found my outer pec near my shoulder tiring out by the end of the sets. Tried my luck on Tricep pushdowns, @40Lbs, and noticed the same thing as the DB presses. Had trouble locking my left elbow out for the full extension of the Tricep. Hopefully this is just something I will need to get my body used to doing again.

Gonna try my luck with Biceps tomorrow, Those motions do not seem to bother me so I should be fine. I think it might be best to skip shoulder and trap workouts until next week.

Took a chance today and tried my luck. I wanted to ease into it and start light and get the motions going to make sure I wouldn't make my shoulder worse. Still tightness in my rear deltoid area and I do not have full forward and backward tilt of my head without pain. I am still getting an odd sensation around my elbow and forearm; sort of like an exhaustion feel. Anyway, I started off with a 15 minute walk on the treadmill to get some blood pumping. I figured since I was able to put up 90Lbs on the Incline DB press the other day I would start at 30Lbs, light right? Oh boy was I wrong. I can definitely feel the difference of having nothing backing the chest up. Right arm felt perfectly fine, Left on the other hand could barely get the DB half way up. So I dropped the weights down to 15 and started from there. First 2 reps were rough but started to feel alittle stronger. I was able to do 15 reps on 15Lbs, 20Lbs, 25Lbs and then got out 10 on 30Lbs. Problem is, I could not get my arm to fully *******. After this I went to chest height crossovers. On 10Lbs I was able to knock out 3 sets of 12 but found my outer pec near my shoulder tiring out by the end of the sets. Tried my luck on Tricep pushdowns, @40Lbs, and noticed the same thing as the DB presses. Had trouble locking my left elbow out for the full extension of the Tricep. Hopefully this is just something I will need to get my body used to doing again.

Gonna try my luck with Biceps tomorrow, Those motions do not seem to bother me so I should be fine. I think it might be best to skip shoulder and trap workouts until next week.

Been an Odd weekend for sure with everything going on. Weighed in this morning at 233.2 .. So technically a loss of .2 Lbs, but with my issue I am not too worried about it. Went into the basement today and threw around some Bicep work. Felt really good and my shoulder seems to be clearing up. I can almost rule out a RC tear, as I have 100% movement without pain. The tightness now resides on my shoulder blade area and over to my spine, BUT it is nowhere near as bad as it was.

So, Yesterday I decided that I was just going to start my PCT. I wanted to go a 7th week, but I want to save what pills I have left for my next cycle. This injury is still nagging and I fail horribly on Push Movements. I can lock my elbow out without weight, but the minute I try to push weight I just cant get it to go. Tricep Pushdowns and DB Presses felt so lame and I feel like I would only be working one side more than the other. As much as I wanted to finish this out, I just can't see wasting anymore pills. For the first 4 weeks I had seen numerous gains in strength and endurance, a new aggressive attitude and even alittle bit of growth.

Overall I liked what these products did for me. Alittle bit of Lethargy, but no real Libido issues. I will definitely be giving FRL another run!
Also wanna Thank Royd for all the help he gave me. I was alittle bit of a pain in the ass with questions, but by far one of the best Reps I have ever dealt with!